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'Dangerous and disturbed' Jesse Hess murderer gets double life sentence
David van Boven was on Tuesday sentenced to two life terms and 31 years imprisonment while his co-accused Tasliem Ambrose received a six-year sentence for his...
Judge Judith Cloete explained that she needed time to consider arguments before she could deliver a well reasoned, suitable and fair sentence.
Lance Hess described his late daughter as an opinionated, loving and bubbly young woman.
Sentencing proceedings are expected to begin on Tuesday morning about a month after David van Boven and Tasliem Ambrose were convicted in the Western Cape High Court.
Jesse Hess and Chris Lategan were killed in 2019.
Hess - who was a UWC Theology student - and her 85-year-old grandfather Chris Lategan were found dead in their Parow apartment at the end of August 2019.
This comes at a time when the country observes 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children.
Sunday marked one year since the theology student and her 85-year-old grandfather, Chris Lategan, were killed at their flat in Parow.
The State is still waiting for an outstanding DNA report before the investigation into the murders of Hess and her grandfather, Chris Lategan, can be finalised.
David Van Boven - a relative of the slain 19-year-old - and Tasliem Ambrose were in the Bellville Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
The suspect is expected to appear in the Bellville Magistrates Court on Wednesday morning alongside the late Jesse Hess's cousin, who was arrested in Struisbaai last week.
Family spokesperson Sandy Hess said the suspect was the murdered student's cousin.
Police told Eyewitness News that a suspect has been linked to the murders of Jesse Hess and her grandfather.
Jesse Hess and her grandfather, Chris Lategan, were murdered in their flat over two weeks ago.
Hess and her grandfather, Chris Lategan, were murdered more than two weeks ago in their flat.
Religious leaders led a march in Parow on Sunday during which they handed over a memorandum of demands to police and government representatives.
It’s been more than a week after 19-year-old Jesse Hess and her grandfather were killed at their Parow home, but no arrests have been made.
Sandy Hess said the family was processing the tragedy and had to prepare for another funeral.